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Ranger vs Commando - What's the difference?

ranger | commando |

As nouns the difference between ranger and commando

is that ranger is (baseball) a player that plays for the while commando is a small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.

ranger

English

(wikipedia ranger)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who ranges; a rover.
  • # A roving robber; one who seeks plunder.
  • A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
  • (obsolete) That which separates or arranges; a sieve.
  • * Holland
  • The tamis ranger .
  • A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
  • (label) In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
  • (label),(label) A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the country side.
  • (label) A character skilled in the use of .
  • Anagrams

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    commando

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia commando) (en-noun)
  • A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
  • * 1977 , (Alistair Horne), A Savage War of Peace , New York Review Books 2006, p. 89:
  • The most important objective was at Batna itself, where a group of three commandos each comprising ten men was to attack Deleplanque's sub-prefecture [...].
  • A commando trooper
  • (historical) An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops
  • Derived terms

    * go commando

    References

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